Zen : the authentic gate / Kōun Yamada.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Japanese Publisher: Somerville, MA : Wisdom Publications, [2015]Description: xiv, 226 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1614292507 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9781614292500 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Zen no seimon. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 294.3927 Y19 | Available | 33111008105781 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Whether a beginner or at the highest level of practice, learn Zen from one of the greatest masters of the twentieth century.
Why practice Zen? What sets Zen apart from religion? What are its different practices?
These questions, and more, are examined and answered by Zen Master Koun Yamada, whose Dharma heirs include Robert Aitken, Ruben Habito, and David Loy. Through compelling stories and a systematic approach, he guides the reader through creating and sustaining a lifelong practice. Warm and ecumenical in tone, Koun uses the insights of Zen to bring a deeper understanding of faith.
Zen: The Authentic Gate is an easy-to-follow guide to creating an effortless and natural practice regardless of background, tradition, or religion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Forward / David R. Loy -- Preface to the English edition / Joan Rieck and Henry Shukman -- Second preface to the English edition / Ryōun-ken Masamichi Yamada -- Author's preface to the Japanese edition / Kōun Yamada -- Zen : The authentic gate. Suffering and modern-day humanity -- The Zen view -- The principle of salvation in Zen Buddhism -- The three great aims of Zen -- Types of Zen practice -- Koan practice and just sitting -- Finding an authentic teacher -- Depth of enlightenment -- Cause and effect as one -- Deceptive phenomena -- Belief, understanding, practice, realization, and personalization -- Eight great tenets of Mahayana Buddhism -- On private interview -- Three necessary conditions for Zen practice -- Zen practice for people of other religions -- The actual practice of Zen -- Practical matters -- Translator's afterword.